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For Bike Delivery Gig Workers, ‘Workplace Safety’ is Fraught
Study is a reminder of the importance of bike infrastructure and safe streets for delivery workers
May 15, 2020
Microtranist Is Taxpayer Funded Uber, Advocates Warn — And It’s a Threat to Real Transit
American cities are falling for the "false promise" of microtransit, a top transportation union argues — and we're all going to be the ones who pay for it.
May 19, 2024
What Does Bird’s Bankruptcy Mean for Micromobility?
Pundits are debating why America's largest scooter and bikeshare outfit filed for Chapter 11 — and what it will mean for the next chapter of those modes.
December 28, 2023
OPINION: The Climate Emergency Demands Civil Disobedience
Our leaders have failed us, so we must lead — in the streets, with our bodies and bikes. Here's what we've learned in San Francisco.
July 21, 2022
What the Prop. 22 Rollback Could Mean For Your State
A California ruling that nullified e-taxi companies' ability to deny their workers basic employment protections is just the first step of a nationwide effort to undo such anti-labor laws.
August 24, 2021
Revel Seeks to Create All-Electric Taxi Fleet — But City Says ‘Not So Fast’

April 29, 2021
Why the New Mobility Revolution Leaves Seniors Behind
Elders are being left out of the new mobility revolution — and will be more so by the time autonomous vehicles come around, a new study argues.
March 1, 2021
Talking Headways Podcast: Less Congestion After Ride Hailing Cessation
What happens when disruption disrupting the disruptor? Click and find out.
February 25, 2021
More State and Local Results
The Streetsblog team has a wrap up of some statewide and local results in yesterday's election. Note that ballots are still being counted so these may change.
November 4, 2020
Today’s Headlines
Get state headlines at Streetsblog California, national headlines at Streetsblog USA
May 14, 2020